Air-Storage Unit Fencing for Pressurized-Air Power Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air-actuated power generating systems face challenges in safely storing large amounts of pressurized air and preventing unauthorized access to the work area during operation.
Innovation Solution
An air-storage system comprising multiple first air-storage units with colinearly arranged air-storage pipes and supporting subunits that enclose the power generating system, functioning as fences to prevent entry and store pressurized air for energy conversion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the air storage device is modified to store a large amount of pressurized air, then the energy storage capacity is improved, but the device complexity and safety risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The air storage device is divided into multiple air storage units (first air storage units and second air storage units), each containing multiple air storage subunits. This segmentation allows the system to store large amounts of pressurized air while distributing the complexity across modular components, making the system more manageable and safer.
Solution Approach 2:
Air passage components serve as intermediaries to connect the air storage units to the air-actuated power generating system. These intermediaries facilitate the transfer of pressurized air while providing isolation and control mechanisms, reducing direct complexity in the air storage device modification.
2Ease of operation
If the work area is not enclosed or fenced, then the ease of operation is improved, but safety risks increase due to unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The air storage units serve dual functions: they store pressurized air for power generation and simultaneously act as fencing structures to enclose the work area. This multi-functionality provides safety barriers without compromising operational access, as the fencing is integrated into the functional air storage components rather than being separate barriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The fencing structure is merged with the air storage units, combining the safety barrier function with the air storage function. This integration ensures that the work area is enclosed for safety while maintaining ease of operation, as the fencing is part of the operational air storage system rather than a separate constraint.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances safety by preventing unauthorized access and efficiently stores pressurized air for power generation, ensuring secure operation and efficient energy conversion.
Implementation Method 1
The first air-storage pipes are adapted to store pressurized air
Implementation Method 2
store pressurized air for energy conversion
Data Source
AI summary
An air-storage system includes air-storage units that are in fluid communication with each other, that are in fluid communication with an air-actuated power generating system, that cooperatively enclose the air-actuated power generating system, and that cooperatively define a work area for placement of the air-actuated power generating system. Each of the air-storage units includes at least one air-storage subunit and a plurality of supporting subunits that support the at least one air-storage subunit. The at least one air-storage subunit of each of the air-storage units includes a plurality of first air-storage pipes that are colinearly arranged, that are connected to and in fluid communication with each other, and that are adapted to store pressurized air.